Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Afghanistan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation at Rio de Janeiro marked its fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics and fourteenth in total. Afghanistan had officially made its debut in 1936 and missed five editions since then. Rohullah Nikpai, who had previously won a medal for Afghanistan in taekwondo, did not participate. In Rio, Afghanistan failed to earn a single Olympic medal for the first time since 2004.

Background

Afghanistan had participated in twelve Summer Olympics between its debut in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Nazi Germany, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Afghanistan won a total of two bronze medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics respectively, both by Rohullah Nikpai in Taekwondo. The Afghanistan National Olympic Committee sent a total of three athletes to the Games, trimming into half of the roster from London 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AFG/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040631/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AFG/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Olympic History of Afghanistan|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.taekwondodata.com/rohullah-nikpai.ac7a.html|title=NIKPAI, Rohullah|website=TaekwondoData|access-date=7 May 2019}} Track sprinters Abdul Wahib Zahiri and Kamia Yousufi competed in athletics, while judoka Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi was selected to carry the Afghan flag in the opening ceremony.{{cite web|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=5 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/afghanistan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826085322/https://www.rio2016.com/en/afghanistan|archive-date=26 August 2016|title=Team Afghanistan at the Rio 2016 Olympics|website=rio2016.com|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=11 May 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Athletics

{{main article|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Afghanistan was represented by Abdul Wahib Zahiri and Kamia Yousufi in athletics. Both athletes made their Olympic debuts, with Zahiri participating in the Men's 100 m event while Yousufi took part in the Women's 100 m.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/kamia-yousufi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170600/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/kamia-yousufi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Kamia Yousufi at the Olympics|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=9 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/afghanistan/abdul-wahab-zahiri-313291|title=Abdul Wahib Zahiri - Athlete Profile|publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations|access-date=9 May 2019}} Yousufi ran her preliminary heat in a full-body kit and hijab.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37069808|title=Rio Olympics 2016: Kariman Abuljadayel makes Saudi history in 100m|date=13 August 2016|work=BBC|access-date=14 February 2019|language=en-GB}} Despite finishing last and not qualifying for the next round, she became Afghanistan's national record holder with 14.02 seconds.*{{cite web | url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATW001P00_Results_2016_08_12_b67ae7fa_8522_4b46_8a31_253f1bb98f44.pdf | title=Athletics – Women's 100m – Preliminary Round | publisher=Rio 2016 | date=12 August 2016 | access-date=9 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920124117/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATW001P00_Results_2016_08_12_b67ae7fa_8522_4b46_8a31_253f1bb98f44.pdf | archive-date=20 September 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} Zahiri ran his heats in 11.56 seconds and finished seventh, failing to advance to the quarterfinals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxi-olympic-games-5771/results/men/100-metres/preliminary-round/result|title=IAAF: 100 Metres result|website=iaaf.org|access-date=14 February 2019}}

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  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
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;Track & road events

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|align=left|Abdul Wahab Zahiri

|align=left|Men's 100 m

|11.56

|7

|colspan=6|Did not advance

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|align=left|Kamia Yousufi

|align=left|Women's 100 m

|14.02 NR

|8

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Judo

{{main article|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

31-year-old Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhski, captain of the Afghan national judo team, represented Afghanistan in men's judo and participated in the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) event.{{cite web|url=https://www.tolonews.com/sports/afghan-judo-champ-brazil-rio-olympics|title=Afghan Judo Champ In Brazil For Rio Olympics|website=TOLOnews|date=1 August 2016|access-date=10 May 2019}} Bakhshi lost in the round of 64 to Jorge Fonseca of Portugal.{{cite web|title=Judo – Men's 100 kg |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-men-100-kg |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date=14 February 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820025640/https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-men-100-kg |archive-date=20 August 2016 }}

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|align=left|Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi

|align=left|Men's −100 kg

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L 000–100

|colspan=7|Did not advance

References

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